Ruined Rakes Series by Shannon Gilmore

He was good at hiding his true self.She had a lifetime to find him.It was only a jewelry box until it became an obsession.The Duke of Havenly won the peculiar jewelry box in a game of cards. He never dreamed his obsession to find the owner would lead him to a young woman with a deadly name. Saving her will take him on a voyage through friendship, honor, and forbidden waters.Nicolette Bradenton's sanity hinges on the newly kindled friendship with the piratical duke who stole a piece of her heart... moreHe was good at hiding his true self.She had a lifetime to find him.It was only a jewelry box until it became an obsession.The Duke of Havenly won the peculiar jewelry box in a game of cards. He never dreamed his obsession to find the owner would lead him to a young woman with a deadly name. Saving her will take him on a voyage through friendship, honor, and forbidden waters.Nicolette Bradenton's sanity hinges on the newly kindled friendship with the piratical duke who stole a piece of her heart. The difference between friendship and lovers is a fine line, especially when drawn on an unchaperoned voyage with one rakishly handsome duke, two murderous thieves, and a foggy definition of right and wrong.Friendship was going to be difficult at best. He never wanted a friend more than he wanted her. less

RUINING HER RUINED HIMBattle lines between the Earl of Richfield and his neighbor Lady Amelia Covington had been drawn three years ago. She’d won his rakish heart even before her come-out. But what he’d thought was love had apparently been nothing more than a tryst to the lady.After three years of no contact with Lord Richfield, Amelia Covington finds herself in the humbling position of having to work for the infuriatingly handsome earl... moreRUINING HER RUINED HIMBattle lines between the Earl of Richfield and his neighbor Lady Amelia Covington had been drawn three years ago. She’d won his rakish heart even before her come-out. But what he’d thought was love had apparently been nothing more than a tryst to the lady.After three years of no contact with Lord Richfield, Amelia Covington finds herself in the humbling position of having to work for the infuriatingly handsome earl. But staying away from the lying rogue, who’d trampled her heart, turns out to be more difficult than she’d first imagined.Will the family secret that brought her there, and the dangerous knowledge he carries, destroy them both or bind them for a lifetime? less